ALLOCATION OF FOODGRAINS TO DROUGHT
AFFECTED STATE
Under the Special
Component of the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY) about
63.40 lakh tonnes of foodgrains have been released during 2002-2003
to the 15 drought affected States.
These States are
Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa,
Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and Uttaranchal.
Under the Programme,
foodgrains are provided free of cost to the drought affected States
on the basis of the monthly requirement worked out by the Ministry
of Agriculture and approved by the Task Force set up under the
chairmanship of Deputy Prime Minister.
The Food for Work
Programme was in operation during the period from January 2001
to 31st March 2002. From 1st April 2002,
the Special Component of the Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana (SGRY)
is in operation for taking up relief works in the Calamity Affected
Areas /Districts. Release under the Food for Work Programme (FFWP)
from January 2001 to March 2002 was 40.31 lakh tonnes of foodgrains
to 11 drought affected States.
This was informed
by Minister of State for Rural Development Shri U.V.Krishnam Raju
in a written reply to Dr. Abrar Ahmed in a Rajya Sabha today.
